Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has made a fresh appeal to the US Attorney General on the second anniversary of his asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy.<br /><br />The Australian activist and former computer hacker urged the Attorney General to respect the principles of free speech.<br /><br />“I call on Eric Holder today to immediately drop the ongoing national security investigation against WikiLeaks or resign,” he said.<br /><br />Swedish authorities want Assange extradited to face allegations of sexual misconduct. He denies the charges and his supporters fear it is a pretext to transfer him to the US.<br /><br />Assange’s lawyers say they will present “new information” to the Swedish authorities next week.<br /><br />WikiLeaks sparked uproar with its publication of thousands of secret documents.<br /><br />Britain refuses to allow Assange safe passage out of the embassy and has spent more than 7 million euros on round-the-clock policing.
